Sabine:
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Now this is... strange.
a- I would imagine Darcy has some noble reason to sort of take Miss Cornish under his wing.
b- I could - when forced ;-) - imagine Darcy courting someone else... but mostly if he were attempting to forget Elizabeth, which he does not seem to be striving for, here.
But in either case, I cannot really see how Darcy would not be aware of this starting rumours - or of the rumours themselves.
So either
a- I give him more credit than he deserves and despite him trying to evade women for years, he now does not realize the outcome of his encounters with Miss Cornish,
b- he is actually aware but either chooses to dismiss it or.... to employ it (which would make him deceitful and that is something I cannot really believe)
Lots of good ideas! Is it any wonder that Elizabeth is confused? I agree that Darcy would not be deceitful.
Janet:
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Your writing is truly superior. How well you have shown us Elizabeth's feeling and thoughts and the way they move around! From "It did not necessarily follow that she was in love with him, though. It might be her vanity that was suffering more than her heart, and if so, she ought to hold it in check. She ought not to confuse the two." to "Yet—she might encourage him; she was almost sure she would encourage him"
I suppose there is some benign reason for Darcy's actions with Miss Cornish. There's some mystery to be explained there, I think. Perhaps she's engaged to a friend or relative of his and he's been asked to look after her and keep her entertained in his absence.
You've warned us about the next chapter, so I expect there will be some further misunderstanding to confound the issue. That will be the half-way chapter, often a pivotal chapter in a plot. I wonder what new crisis you might have in store!
Your comments are always so insightful. Further confounding misunderstandings, on the way! Thank you.
Nadia:
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Thank you for such a nice chapter. I think Mr.Darcy is acting here as Col.Brendon in S&S. He gave Elizabeth space and time. It's she who can't yet admit that she doesn't want any of them.
Exactly right. If she wants him to back off, he's going to back off if it kills him. If she tells him she doesn't want him to back off anymore, though, that's going to be tantamount to saying she wants to marry him, and that's a really big step to take. She knows there's not going to be any half measures with him--or at least, she thought there wasn't, until now.
Sabine:
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Oho, as promising as it is that Elizabeth's feelings are so engaged now that she's jealous and willing to encourage Mr. Darcy, I have to wonder what Mr. Darcy is thinking to pay such attention to Miss Cornish. He has to realize that his behavior would give rise to gossip about him and Miss Cornish and I can't believe that he's paying attention to her to make Elizabeth jealous or something. Nor can I really believe that Mr. Darcy actually cares for Miss Cornish; aside from anything else, I think he's too constant in his feelings for that! But all that really just begs the question of what he's thinking.
What
is he thinking? That's a good question!
Ailish
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I'm sharpening my pitchfork in preparation... Do people do that?
When they're going into battle with them, maybe? Or want to spear particularly troublesome authors?
laurie:
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Some time ago, when people were asking for extra scenes I think, you said you were busy working on another story and we'd like it better. You were right.
As for Miss Cornish, she reminds me of Christine Stuart in Anne of Green Gables, with the black hair and blue eyes. And there was also a rejected suitor...
I hadn't thought about it, but that's a good comparison. Dear Gilbert! Who couldn't help being a little in love with him, and angry at Anne for being so blind? Now there was a guy who didn't deserve his rejection.
Diana:
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I just saw this story and read all the posts to date in one sitting. Love this! Great work, can't wait to see how it unfolds.
I'm glad to have you reading, Diana!
Loved all the comments this week, guys! Hope to see you commenting again shortly.